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Post by the flying reindeer on Dec 6, 2013 15:41:32 GMT -5
So the Steelers skate again. Must be nice to know that you can disrespect the game and get away with paying only a "modest" fine. Look what the NFL did to the Saints over "paying" for hits. No mercy there.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Dec 6, 2013 16:04:12 GMT -5
I'm glad to be skipping the Vikings game. The Jets game was miserable enough.
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Post by the flying reindeer on Dec 8, 2013 13:17:43 GMT -5
 I just turned on the NFL Redzone channel and they showed the Detroit Lions vs Phil. Eagles game and you can hardly see what's happening because of the snow falling!! And I look out my window and see the sun shining. I prefer my view.  |
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Post by the flying reindeer on Dec 8, 2013 13:19:43 GMT -5
BTW I heard today on ESPN that the league isn't thinking of taking away draft picks from the Steelers, but downgrading the ones they have in the next draft.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 8, 2013 13:30:51 GMT -5
That's one of the games I am getting right now. I may have to put on warmer clothes just to watch it!! My other choice is Miami and Pittsburg and it is snowing there too.  Not really excited about either game but got to get my Pro fix for the week!!! |
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Post by the flying reindeer on Dec 8, 2013 15:23:48 GMT -5
That's one of the games I am getting right now. I may have to put on warmer clothes just to watch it!! My other choice is Miami and Pittsburg and it is snowing there too. Not really excited about either game but got to get my Pro fix for the week!!! |
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Post by the flying reindeer on Dec 8, 2013 15:53:42 GMT -5
I've been watching the Browns stomping all over the Patriots and I had a stray thought. I wonder how many people today remember or even know why Cleveland has that name.
Once upon a time there was a football conference in the last half of the 1940s called the All-American FC. It went head to head with the NFL for about 4-5 years. When it folded, three teams joined the NFL - San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts (who folded after one year and have no connection to the team that was the Baltimore Colts and now the Indianapolis Colts).
One of the founders of the AAFC, who is one of the all-time football geniuses, was named Paul Brown and his team was Cleveland. He later sold the team and when the AFL came into being, founded and coached the Cincinnati Bengals (his family still owns and runs the team). He built a pro football dynasty in Cleveland, winning four AAFC titles, three NFL crowns and had only one losing season in 17 years. In the four seasons the Browns operated in the AAFC, they lost just four games. When the Browns joined the NFL in 1950, they continued their winning ways playing in the next six championship games and winning the title in 1950, 1954, and 1955. Today, many don't know what a powerhouse Cleveland used to be with Otto Graham as quarterback and remember, Jim Brown was their running back, but I do. |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 8, 2013 16:17:00 GMT -5
I remember Jim Brown. I didn't get to see much pro football back then and we mostly got the Packers which was the team I pulled for until Super Bowl II - became a full blown rabid Raiders fan at that point.
I don't get the Red Zone in my package but I do get the NFL channel so now I at least get to see TNF. |
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 8, 2013 16:28:37 GMT -5
The end of the Steelers/Dolphins game was epic! Steelers almost stole the game, but for a single out-of-bounds step. Dolphins took the game, but the Ravens also won on the final play of their game. So we're still tied for that last playoff spot.
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 8, 2013 16:29:42 GMT -5
oh boy.....biting my nails in advance of an onside kick.  |
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 8, 2013 16:31:11 GMT -5
holy shit.....we recovered it!! ball is spotted around the 40-yd line!
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 8, 2013 18:56:34 GMT -5
the end of this game was payback for that BS call that cost us the game vs the Jets. that pass interference call should have made outside the end zone. not that I think we wouldn't have scored w/in 20 yds anyway, but it would have given the Pats haters that much less to whine about..... but that onside kick and recovery? damn.....  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2013 19:19:04 GMT -5
I don't know how but I'm sure the Browns loss was Obama's fault!  |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 8, 2013 20:25:58 GMT -5
I don't know how but I'm sure the Browns loss was Obama's fault! Geeze gmt you sound like a Raiders fan. Conspiracy theories are a must for a true Raiders fans. I can say that with a straight face since I am a Raiders fan  |
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Post by wvugurl26 on Dec 8, 2013 20:57:51 GMT -5
Today was not a good day for Gronk to be a fantasy bust! I'm in the playoffs.
I did end up freezing my butt off at the Ravens game. I needed ski pants. My jeans got soaked.
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Post by the flying reindeer on Dec 9, 2013 17:20:31 GMT -5
Will anyone be watching MNF tonight? Da Bears will be retiring Mike Ditka's number. I was surprised that it wasn't retired long ago!! After all, he has been retired as a player for 20-30 years or more!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2013 10:18:48 GMT -5
Today was not a good day for Gronk to be a fantasy bust! I'm in the playoffs. I did end up freezing my butt off at the Ravens game. I needed ski pants. My jeans got soaked. Did you stay until the end of the game?
That game was amazing! Five touchdowns scored in the last 2 minutes 5 seconds and the best ending to any football game I've ever seen. Incredible!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Dec 11, 2013 11:37:30 GMT -5
Today was not a good day for Gronk to be a fantasy bust! I'm in the playoffs. I did end up freezing my butt off at the Ravens game. I needed ski pants. My jeans got soaked. Did you stay until the end of the game?
That game was amazing! Five touchdowns scored in the last 2 minutes 5 seconds and the best ending to any football game I've ever seen. Incredible!
No we were cold and left at the end of the third. We were still in the stadium when the Vikings scored their TD to start the 4th and when the Ravens blew the next drive. I saw highlights later. |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Dec 16, 2013 12:57:25 GMT -5
Holy cow, did the Cowboys collapse or what? I had no expectations of winning at the end of the 1st half. I left the game on and was when they scored, thought, "Huh, it's a start" but didn't think the Pack would actually DO it. And the best football commercial was on yesterday, during the Packer/Cowboys game. It was Eli Manning (who'd thrown 5 picks yesterday) in an ad for some watch and was touting the accuracy/precision. It was awesome in the timeliness. |
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Post by nalto on Dec 16, 2013 13:35:14 GMT -5
Poor Romo. That guy is quite the choke artist. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2013 8:12:47 GMT -5
Legatron wins the game! Woo hoo!!!! Go Tucker.   |
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Dec 22, 2013 18:03:40 GMT -5
Go Broncos, Go Broncos to the play offs then the Super Bowl. The frozen tundra of Lambeau Field isn't so frozen with heat conduit under it. I don't think I would shovel out the stands for $10 per hour. Maybe they got a free ticket to boot. |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Dec 23, 2013 11:11:23 GMT -5
I can't believe that my Packers are still in it. How in the name of all that's holy did the NFC North suck so bad this year?
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Post by BeenThere...DoneThat... on Dec 31, 2013 22:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 16:09:13 GMT -5
Since my Defending Super Bowl Champs missed the playoffs  , it is time for me to accept and move on, so................................
GO SEAHAWKS!!! & Happy New Year! |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 2, 2014 16:12:26 GMT -5
I can't believe my Packers made it into the playoffs.  I can believe they're having issues selling out the tickets because it's going to be freaking cold AND it's the Sunday night game. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 16:16:03 GMT -5
You can thank the Lions for totally blowing it. 
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 2, 2014 16:22:13 GMT -5
We have been. I"m not really sad to see Schwartz go either. The Lion fans deserve better than they've had the last 15 years or so (Schwartz, Matt Millen) but I'm glad Lovie Smith isn't coming back to the NFC North.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 3, 2014 14:29:27 GMT -5
It's playoff time and I am ready!!! Just got to figure out who to pull for since my team went into the crapper again |
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Post by BeenThere...DoneThat... on Jan 3, 2014 22:23:28 GMT -5
...I want the Broncos to win it all...
(take that, little brother!)
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